Drum package



Sept. 2, 1958 LE OY SHANE DRUM PACKAGE F1ed Sept. 13, 1954 United itatesPatent C) 2,850,156 DRUM PACKAGE Le Roy Shane, Rochester, Minn.Application September 13, 1954, Serial No. 455,465 1 Claim. (Cl. 20647)This 1nventlon relates to a package, and particularly to a package whrchmay be made into a drum, such as a toy drum, and to a method for makingsaid package into a drum. It 1s des1rable to have a package in whichparts lcltdlclrrlum may c onVeniently b e packed for shipping and g andwhrch Wlll permlt a person, and especially a youngster, to have thepleasure and the training of assembhng the items in said package to forma drum.

It 1s therefore an object of this invention to provide a packagecomprising a sealed container having drum parts therein, so that saidcontainer and contents may be made into a drum.

It is ano ther object of this invention to provide a package compr1s1nga substantially cylindrical mernber having sealed ends and containingtherein parts of a drum whch may be removed from said first mentionedmember to form with said member a drum.

It is a more specific object of thisinvention to Provide a cyl1ndersealed at each end cbntaining therein a pair of drum heads, a lacing anda beater, whereby said ends may be removed from said cylinder and saiddrum assembled with said cylinder, heads and lacng forming a drum.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a package comprising acylinder sealed at each end and adapted to forrn the shell of a drum,said cylinder containing a pair of drum heads having circurnferentiallyspaced tabs thereabout, a lacing, a beater, a pictorial label and aplurality of decorative mernbers, whereby said ends can be removed fromsaid cylinder and said items assembled with said cylinder to form adrum.

These and ether objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the fiollowing description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view with the top portion of applicants devicebroken away and dsclosing the contents therein;

Fig. 2 is a view showing a portion of applicants device in side elevatonand a portion thereof in vertical section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of applicants device constituting ahead for a drum;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of .applicants device constituting abeater for a drum;

Fig. 5 is a view in perspectve of a porton of applicants deviceconstituting a lacing for a drum;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a group of feathers used with applicantsdevice; and

Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation showihg applicants device inassembled position.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Fig. 1, a member 10 isshown. Said member 10 is formed as a cylinder and made of any suitablesheet material, but is preferably made and is here dsclosed as beingmade of a thin metal sheet material. Said rnember 10 comprises an outershell portion 10a and upper and lower end portions 10b. Said endportions 10b are secured to the ends of said member 10 in any suitablemanner, as by crimping or soldering, so that said end portion andcylinder are tightly sealed. Disposed in said member 10 are a pair ofdrum heads 11, a lacing 12, a decorative label 13, ornaments 14 and abeater 16 comprising a beater head 16a and a stick 01 handle 16b.

Said drum heads may be made of any suitable sheet material, such asleather or certain fabl'i0s, and in the embodiment of the inventiondisclosed are shown as being made of a resilient rubber material. Saidmembers 11 have circumferentially spaced tabs 1111 thereabout and aperforation 11b in the end portion of each of said tabs. Said beaterheads 16a are here disclosed as being of elongated ellipsoidal shape inform and having a recess 16e in one end thereof in which may be disnosedand secured an end portion of said stick or handle 16b.

Said lacng 12 may be made of any suitable cord and is preferably made ashere disclosed of a plastic material of small diameter and having verylittle resilience or elasticty so that the same will not stretch whentightened to hold the drum heads in position. Said label 13 may have anydecorative pictorial material thereo but in keeping with the Indianmotif of applicants device the same will preferably have Indian scenesand the heads of Indians having decorative headdress thereon.

While said ornaments 14 may be variously made, they are here disclosedas being feathers and the same may be of a plurality of colors to form asuitable decoration.

In operation, and in carrying out applicants method, the ends 1012 willbe removed from said cylinder 10 preferably by cutting, as with a canopener. The contents of said cylinder 10 will be removed therefrom. Saidlabel 13 will be secured about the outer side of said cylinder 10. Saidportion 10a will form the shell of the drum to be formed. Said members11 will respectively be placed over each end of said member 10. Saidtabs 11a will be preferably arranged so that they will be re spectivelyplaced in vertical alinement with the recess between an opposite pair oftabs. Said lacing 12 will be threaded through said apertures 1112 ofsaid members 11, as shown in Fig. 7. Said lacing will then be tightenedto hold said drum heads in a taut position. An end portion of saidlacing 12 will be used to form a loop to provide said handle 12a. An endportion of said stick 16 will be secured in said recess 16c of said headportion 16a. Said =ornamental members 14 will be secured in a decorativemanner about said cylinder 10 and may be secured to said cylinder byhaving their lower end portions dsposed under a portion of one of saiddrum heads 11, as shown in Fig. 7.

Thus it is seen that I have provided a novel package containing all theparts with whch a drum may be made. The assembling and the use of saiddrum are both instructive for a youngster. This device is now inproduction and has proved to be very successful in use.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in theform, details, arrangement and proportions of the apparatus and in thesteps and sequence of steps of the method without departing from thescope of applicants invention, whch, generally stated, consrsts in amethod and device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth,such as disclosed and defined 1n the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A package having in combination, a smooth walled cylindrical containerhaving hermetically sealed ends, a pair of drum heads in said containerformed of fle rlble resilient vibratory sheet material,circumferent1ally spaced perforated tabs about said drum heads, a lac1ngof some length, a head and a dowel adapted to be 1omed, a pictoriallabel adapted to cover the outer side of said container, and a pluralityof ornamental eathers.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS705,873 Schinkel July 7, 1902 1,221,493 Whitaker Apr. 3, 1917 1,456242Leedy May 22, 1923 2,620,703 Lebeinfeld Dec. 9, 1952 2,671,623 ToulminMar. 9, 1954

